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January 3
Twenty of Whitley County boys formed a company and contracted for three years service in L.S.J. Hunt's Korea Gold Mines.

January 15
A new brass band under the supervision of Judd Miller was organized in South Whitley.

February 8
Will Rose (a saw mill employee at Luther) scalded by throttle valve blowing off engine.

March 9
A woman smashed the front of a saloon in Churubusco.
Unlike Carrie Nation, she used a brick bat instead of a hatchet.

April 1
Circuit Court convened with 82 civil cases, 81 estate cases, and 137 guardianships on the docket

April 20
86 eighth grade pupils took the second diploma examination exam at the courthouse.

May 6
The town election in South Whitley resulted in victory for the Republicans with the exception of Marshal.

May 7
A report of Whitley County schools showed 5431 students.

May 21
Commencement exercises of South Whitley schools.
Five graduates: Chester Jones, Fred Fox, Charles Bolinger, Charles Faulkner, and Ora Webster.

June 7
Small Pox scare in South Whitley.
Two children isolated and recovered.

June 10
Brick laying on Van Buren Street in Columbia City was commenced and criticized by a number of idlers.

August 18
A draught of 51 days was broken.

December 25
25 turkeys were given away by the Columbia City East End Merchants.
Thrown from the roofs of buildings.

Photo of the Month

Actually 2 Photos!

The South Whitley Creamery!

The South Whitley Creamery was located south of the bridge where Johnson Sign Company now stands.  We found an advertisement for them in the November 20, 1914 South Whitley Tribune. 

Do you know when the business closed?

Top Photo:  Vincent Holloway working on a butter churn  
                         at the creamery. (no date)

Bottom Photo:     A picture of the outside of the creamery.
                                   (no date)

Let us know - info@swhitley.lib.in.us
or call 260-723-5321
and ask for Joyce or Virginia

 Databases for Genealogy & Local History

     This online genealogy database was purchased for our library patrons and offers access to census records, books, revolutionary war records and more.
     If you wish to access it at home and you are a patron of our library, just put in your library card number when it asks for a barcode.
     For anyone else wishing to use this database, you may use it for free at the library.
 

This online genealogy database is
only available from the computer in the genealogy department.
The database offers access to blank charts and forms, photos and maps,
stories and publications, and much more!
Come on in to begin your search on this wonderful new database!

Indiana Memory, the Indiana digital library, is a collaboration of Indiana libraries, museums, archives, and related cultural organizations to enable access to Indiana's unique cultural and historical heritage through a variety of digital formats and free distribution over the Internet. Indiana Memory seeks to support and enhance education and scholarship for all Hoosier for increased understanding of Indiana's past and its role in preparing for Indiana's future.

IN Harmony

     The IN Harmony collection features sheet music by Indiana composers, lyricists, arrangers, and publishers, as well as sheet music about the state.  Drawn primarily from the late-19th and early-20th centuries, the collection includes works by well-known composers such as George M. Cohan, Cole Porter, Al Jolson and Jerome Kern.
     The Indiana State Library’s contribution to the collection includes approximately 1,600 pieces of sheet music, dating from 1840 through the 1960s, the bulk of which date from 1890 through 1950.  The collection includes a wide variety of pieces: "booster" songs promoting a particular city or railroad stop; centennial songs from state, county and city celebrations; religious works, college songs; and songs based on the literary works of well-known authors such as James Whitcomb Riley.
 

Links for Genealogy & Local History Websites

Find A Grave
Find the graves of ancestors,
create virtual memorials,
add 'virtual flowers' and a note to a loved one's grave, etc.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
A living memorial to the Holocaust,
the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum stimulates leaders and citizens
to confront hatred, prevent genocide, promote human dignity, and strengthen democracy.
A public-private partnership, federal support guarantees the Museum’s permanence,
and donors nationwide make possible its educational activities and global outreach.
 

Kinexxions - Web Site Links
This site provides a collection of links to reliable online sources for genealogy research.
Most of the sites listed are free to use and are a great place to start your search.

FamilySearch.org
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints provides access to the collection and resources
of the largest genealogy library in the United States .

Ellis Island
FREE Port of New York Passenger Records Search
Ellis Island database provides access to immigration records for persons who entered the country through Ellis Island , 1892-1924.

INGenWeb
Indiana Genealogy Online
INGenWeb provides vital records and other databases for Indiana ancestors.
Access the genealogy home pages for various Indiana counties.

Indiana Vital Records
Indiana Vital Records allows you to search for birth, death, marriage and divorce records.

The USGenWeb Project
Free Genealogy and Family History Online
USGenWeb is a project to provide Internet websites for genealogical research
in every county and every state of the United States .

Materials Available
in the Genealogy / Local History Department
@ the Library

 

Obituary Files
1900 - Present

South Whitley Newspaper
Microfilm
1914 - Present

Whitley County Marriage License Applications
April 1905 - March 1913